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The BG News May 22, 1980 Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 5-22-1980 The BG News May 22, 1980 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News May 22, 1980" (1980). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3753. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3753 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. thursday- -may 22, 1980 The S'G Hews Bowling 'Green State University column Proposal would change ACGFA selection one by Kevin Settlage under the "composition of ACGFA" •Women's groups (selection assign- with nine members. Anderson emphasized the benefit of staff reporter section of Champion's overall pro- ed to Women for Women); Beverly L. Mullins, committee having minority students on ACGFA: posal. •Graduate students (selection chairman and director of the office of They could add insight into allega- SGA to hold special An ad hoc committee studying the The committee plans to finish its assigned to Graduate Student Equal Opportunity Compliance, said tions of programming duplication meeting on ACGFA Advisory Committee on General Fee recommendations next Thursday and Senate); during consideration of Champion's among minority groups. Allocations' membership recom- decide on all six of Champion's pro- •Residence Life (selection assigned proposal, "We (the committee) are "If you looked at it idealistically you Hie Student Government mended yesterday a restructuring of posed changes. to Resident Student Association, In- trying to get a broad representation of would only need two members (on Association has called a special ACGFA's selection process. The committee's decision identifies terfraternity Council and Panhellenic backgrounds so we don't get a totally ACGFA)- a Student Government meeting for tonight to discuss It recommended removing the task 11 categories that will choose ACGFA Council); white male group (like this year)." Association member and a Graduate the proposed recommendations of selecting ACGFA members from members. They are: •Off-Campus/Commuter (selection CARLOS FLORES, LSU president Student Senate member," she said. of the ad hoc committee study- the Student Government Association •Student Government Association; by Commuter Off-Campus Organiza- and committee member, said that ing the Advisory Committee on board. •Black Student Union and Black tion); "ACGFA was a competent group this ANDERSON SAID she supported General Fee Allocations. Instead, 11 separate categories, Board of Cultural Activities; •Faculty; year, but the major problem arose the categories as a way to achieve The meeting is scheduled for representing University groups, • Latino or Hispanic groups •Staff; and when they did not have the other input more equal representation on 7:30 p.m. in Prout Cafeteria. would select or elect members direct- (selection assigned to Latin Student •Intramurals. (from minority groups) it adds many ACGFA, but had doubts about the SGA President Dana Kor- ly to ACGFA Union); The exact number of voting seats perspectives." specific naming of groups. tokrax said the meeting is to be Dr. Ernest A. Champion, assistant •International or Third World granted each category was not deter- The need for a wider perspective on "My concern is whether or not the an open debate of the implica- director of Ethnic Studies, presented Groups (selection rotated between mined but will be decided next Thurs- ACGFA was expressed by Mullins and ACGFA committee itself should be tions of the ad hoc committee's the recommendation to the committee Third World Graduate Students, day. Reva Anderson, Graduate Student limited only to groups presently fund- proposals on the student body. May 15. World Student Association and Dr. Michael R. Ferrari, University Senate representative on the commit- ed. I thought we were trying to get a "They are unrepresentative THE RECOMMENDATION was African Peoples Association); provost, set up the ad hoc committee tee. continued on page 3 of the majority and have hyped up the special interest groups," she said. Kortokrax said SGA will Pledging rituals spark make a "strong stand" if the ad hoc committee's proposals are accepted. redefinition of hazing by Paula Wlnslow most definitely hazing. University team is staff reporter ALSO RATED high on the scale were the pledging traditions peculiar 'tipover' champion To predominantly black frater- to black fraternities. The University's Residence nities, they are sacred traditions, rich Jeff Seckel, chief justice of IFC Life domino tipover team was in symbolism. To many others, they judiciary board, conducted the named the "Tipover for are hazing, or at least degrading. survey, soliciting 110 responses from Hemophilia" champion of nor- At issue are the pledging practices randomly selected administrators, thwest Ohio after defeating a of the four black fraternities at the faculty, greek and non-greek University of Toledo team in University. Recent actions and com- students. competition Monday night. ments by the Interfraternity Council Some blacks complained the survey The event was the first inter- and others have caused some blacks was biased because their traditions collegiate competition of its to think they are being singled out by were listed specifically on the survey kind in the United States, said whites who criticize their customs. and therefore were automatically Mary Lou Clyde, Kreischer- "There is a cultural difference bet- pegged as hazing. But Seckel explain- Compton director and member ween IFC's definition of hazing and ed that he did not intend to label all ac- of the University's five-person what we consider hazing," Percy tions on the survey as hazing. tipover team. Brooks of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. For example, he listed interviewing In the competition, each team Other black fraternities are Omega active fraternity members and wear- must construct the most Psi Phi, Alpha Phi Alpha and Phi Beta ing pledge pins so a clear picture of creative network of 5,000 Sigma. what is acceptable could be drawn. dominoes that can be toppled Usual pledging rituals practiced ex- with the touch of just one block. clusively by black fraternities are SECKEL AND other IFC officials "The team with the fastest marching single-file, carrying objects denied racial discrimination was in- set-up time, slowest tipover such as shields and swords, dressing volved in the survey. Seckel added time, most creativity and least alike, or wearing tikis (wooden that comments accusing black frater- number of re-starts wins the medallions) around the neck. nities of hazing were selected random- competition," Clyde said. ly from the returned questionnaires. She added that the University "JUST BECAUSE some things are The statements were released at Mon- team took about one hour and different, it's not hazing," said Kevin day's meeting and upset several 40 minutes to set up the Clears, vice president of Omega Psi blacks. dominoes, had only one re-start Phi. "This is not a black-white issue," and had a tipover time of about The controversy came to a boiling Wayne Colvin, director of Residence four minutes. point at Monday's IFC meeting when Life, Area IV, including fraternities. The Toledo team, however, results of a local survey that asked "It's a basic problem with hazing." took more than two hours to set what hazing is, were announced. The "basic problem" is in defining up and had about 16 re-starts, Hazing is defined in the University hazing. To try to solve the dispute, Clyde said. Student Code as "commission of any IFC voted Monday to appoint an ad Both teams were champions act, or conspiring to commit any act, hoc committee, chaired by LFC presi- of previous competitions bet- that injures, degrades, disgraces or dent Lance Mitchell, to come up with ween teams on their respective tends to injure, frighten or degrade, or a definition acceptable to all. campuses. disgrace any person." But both ad- Black fraternity members say they The University's competition ministrators and fraternity members favor the committee but fear the on March 10 raised more than agree that that definition is too vague results might lead LFC to try to ban $930 for the Hemophilia Foun- to be useful. their practices. dation. The survey rated 55 activities associated with pledging on a con- MOST AGREED it is difficult to weather tinuum as to whether they were most define typically black and white ac- definitely hazing or definitely not haz- tivities in terms of hazing because of a Sunny. High 79 F (26 C), low ing. Practices such as requiring misunderstanding of black frater- 48 F (9 C), near zero percent pledges to eat raw food, act like nities. chance of precipitation. animals or be paddled were rated as continued on page 4 stall photo by Dale Omori Carl Bevlns, instructor ol the children's karate class, gives Matt Browne, 10, a lesson in quickness Interpretations differ and concentration. The class is held every Saturday morning in the Combative Dance room ol the Pike House bid questions policy Student Recreation Center. by Diane Rado "The procedures have been follow- tion that the University had any reser- Karate program big hit with kids staff reporter vations about having a black greek ed as they've always been before. by Sarah Blssland They wouldn't even have to think about it." Hatas said. We've never had any other interpreta- fraternity on campus is totally false." THE CLASS does not teach the children to be bullies. Sparked by the Sigma Alpha Ep- tion, and no one else ever questioned And Paulsen said that the SAE "If we ever hear about one of our pupils getting tough silon fraternity's claim Monday that Their biceps may be small, but don't let that fool them (the procedures)," she said.
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